PLSC 2003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: United States Senate Committee On Foreign Relations, United States House Committee On Homeland Security, United States House Committee On The Judiciary

• School: University of Arkansas
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PLSC 2003
• Professor: Hamilton

Document Summary

Congress in session is congress on public exhibition, whilst congress in its committee-rooms is congress at work. To develop & use expertise in specific areas. Masking decision= by specialists of that area. [permanent congressional committee that specializes in a particular policy area. ] House judiciary committee, senate foreign relations committee. Portion of democrats & republicans= controlled by majority. Majority gives minority a % of seat (theory) Majority keep enough seat for itself to surely control. Most of day-to-day work of drafting legislation= Acquire experts by continually working in a certain area. Senate foreign relations committee > different regions and issues. Members= dominant force in shaping the content of bill. [a committee made up of members of both the house and the senate] Cannot report bills to the house/ senate. [a temporary congressional committee created for a specific purpose & disbanded after that arose is fulfilled]